Originally published Friday, 19 September 2014.
Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. Deuteronomy 13:4 (NLT)
“Turn left in 70 metres.”
“At the round about take the third exit.”
My husband and I have been following "Charles", the British GPS voice, wherever he tells us to go for the last few days.
We’ve been driving round tiny one-way roads in Madrid and Lisbon. And somehow finding our way, thanks to "Charles".
Most of the time, I don’t have a clue where the GPS is taking me but I trust it will get me to my destination.
Yesterday while listening to "Charles" tell us where to go I had this thought that maybe God wants me to follow him as blindly as I follow the GPS.
I think it would be easier to do this if I knew God was a little voice that came out the dashboard and told me to, “drive on the highlighted route.”
It gets a little more complicated when I’m not always sure which way God wants me to turn.
I can’t just turn the volume up to hear God’s voice. (tweet this)
I find God speaks quietly; mostly I hear God when I lean in.
Some times God’s direction feels more like a tap on the shoulder, than a voice telling me where to go. (tweet this)
And I’m talking about the kind of tap where I turn around and can’t see anyone there who could have touched me.
I don’t know about you but often I get anxious about where God is taking me, and I start asking questions about where the destination is and how much longer it will take.
I realised as I drove that maybe instead of worrying so much about working out where God is directing me I should rather just trust God to guide me one turn at a time.
Almost all of the time I can’t see the route God has mapped out for me but I’m learning to trust that he will help me find my way on unfamiliar roads.
Ponder: Do you ever wish God’s voice was more audible? Do you think that would help you to obey it?
Pray: Lord, draw me closer to you so I can hear your direction.
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